What the festival is
The Tokyo Vegan Gourmet Festival 2026 (東京ビーガングルメ祭り2026) is a food festival built entirely around vegan and plant-based eating. The organizers describe it as one of the largest events of its kind in Japan.
You do not need to be vegan to enjoy it. Most people come for the same reason they go to any food festival: to graze from stall to stall and try things they would not cook at home. The difference here is that nothing on offer is meant to use animal products, which makes it an easy day out if you eat plant-based, or if you are simply curious.
Date, hours and venue
| Date | Sunday, October 4, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hours | 10:30 to 16:00 |
| Venue | Kiba Park Event Plaza (木場公園イベント広場) 4-6 Hirano, Koto-ku, Tokyo |
| Admission | Not stated in the press release. Check the official site. |
| Official | vegefes.com Instagram @veganfesoffice |
| Organizer | Japan Plant Based Market Association (日本プラントベース市場協会) |
It is a one-day event, so if you miss Sunday there is no second chance this time. The same weekend also has the Setagaya Tamagawa fireworks on Saturday, if you want to make a full weekend of it in Tokyo.
Booth No. 32: Oizumi Kojo
Oizumi Kojo (大泉工場), a company based in Kawaguchi, Saitama, has announced it will run booth No. 32. It brews its own organic kombucha and runs plant-based cafes, and it is bringing two of its brands to the festival: the _SHIP KOMBUCHA sparkling tea and ZEN BOWL rice bowls.
If you plan to have lunch at this booth anyway and want a drink with it, the set is the simplest order. Prices for each item on its own are below.
_SHIP KOMBUCHA flavors and price
Kombucha is tea fermented with a culture of bacteria and yeast, often called a SCOBY. The result is lightly fizzy and pleasantly tart. Oizumi Kojo says _SHIP KOMBUCHA is made without fruit juice, flavorings or preservatives, and that it is not heat-treated after brewing, to keep the flavor of the tea leaves intact.
| Flavor | Price (tax incl.) |
|---|---|
| ORIGINAL | ¥600 |
| YUZU HEADS | ¥600 |
| SHISO FUTURE | ¥600 |
| HOP BREEZE | ¥600 |
If you like it, the brand sells online at shipkombucha.com and posts on Instagram.
ZEN BOWL menu and price
ZEN BOWL is a rice bowl built on fermented brown rice cooked with other ingredients, topped with 100% plant-based food. The idea comes from shojin ryori, the traditional cooking of Buddhist temples. In that spirit the bowls skip gokun, a group of strongly scented ingredients such as garlic chives, garlic, rakkyo, green onion and asatsuki. That is worth knowing if you avoid alliums.
| Bowl | Price (tax incl.) |
|---|---|
| Grilled mushroom | ¥1,200 |
| Spicy katsu curry | ¥1,200 |
| Kurumabu lu rou fan (wheat gluten, braised-pork style) | ¥1,200 |
| Tofu hamburg steak | ¥1,200 |
| Soy meat chicken nanban | ¥1,200 |
The bowls come from the team behind the Greenlit Kitchen Nishiazabu account on Instagram, where you can see photos of the dishes.
Before you go
- Bring a backup way to pay. Stalls at outdoor festivals vary in what they accept. Carrying some cash alongside a card is the safe choice. If you are still setting up payments in Japan, see our guide to credit cards foreigners can get first.
- Know where you are heading. Oizumi Kojo is at booth No. 32. A look at the layout map above before you arrive saves wandering.
- The set is day-only. The ¥1,700 kombucha and bowl set is sold at the festival only.
- Make an afternoon of it. After a day outside, a public bath is a cheap way to unwind. Our guide to the Tokyo sento half-price coupon covers how that works.
If you enjoy waterside events around Tokyo Bay, the Shibaura Canal Festival guide shows the kind of free local festival worth watching for next year too.
FAQ
- Q. When and where is the Tokyo Vegan Gourmet Festival?
- Sunday, October 4, 2026, from 10:30 to 16:00 at Kiba Park Event Plaza, 4-6 Hirano, Koto-ku, Tokyo.
- Q. Is there an entry fee?
- The press release this guide is based on does not mention admission. Check the official festival website before you go.
- Q. Where is the Oizumi Kojo booth?
- Booth No. 32. It sells _SHIP KOMBUCHA and ZEN BOWL rice bowls.
- Q. How much is the festival-day set?
- The set of one _SHIP KOMBUCHA and one ZEN BOWL is 1,700 yen including tax, sold on the festival day only.
- Q. Do the ZEN BOWLs use garlic or onion?
- According to Oizumi Kojo, the bowls do not use gokun, strongly scented ingredients such as garlic chives, garlic, rakkyo, green onion and asatsuki.
- Q. Is _SHIP KOMBUCHA heat-treated?
- No. Oizumi Kojo says it uses a non-heated process and adds no fruit juice, flavorings or preservatives.